Each year, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) spends the month of April celebrating the lifesaving program that is Medicaid. Medicaid provides quality health care to more than 80 million people in the nation. Below is a curated selection or resources and cases we believe highlight our advocacy over the past year.
- January 12, 2017
Issue Brief: Mental Health Services in Medi-Cal
Kimberly Lewis and Abigail CoursolleFollowing enactment of the Affordable Care Act, California's Medi-Cal, which operates Medicaid in the state, expanded the scope of…
- January 12, 2017
The Importance of the Essential Health Benefits in the Private Market
Michelle LilienfeldIn this fact sheet, NHeLP Senior Attorney Michelle Lilienfeld discusses the importance of the Essential Health Benefits, a critical…
- January 11, 2017
Ten Ways the Affordable Care Act Helps Older Adults and People with Disabilities
David MachledtNHeLP Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt provides a succinct examination of the ways the Affordable Care Act is improving the…
- December 22, 2016
Health Advocate: Delivery System Reform & Medicaid Caps
Leo Cuello and Andy DiAntonioEfforts to cut or cap Medicaid that are being discussed by members of the new Congress and incoming administration…
- November 28, 2016
Health Advocate: The Post-Election State of Our Health
Mara YoudelmanWith a looming Trump administration and conservative majorities in Congress promising to repeal the Affordable Care Act, popularly known…
- October 6, 2016
NHeLP Comments on ACA Proposed Rule on Benefit and Payment Parameters
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP provides comments on a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) setting forth…
- October 4, 2016
Issue Brief: A Primer on Reference Pricing & VBID
David MachledtCost sharing is too often a tool that prevents low-income individuals from being able to access quality and timely…
- September 30, 2016
1332 Waiver
Andy DiAntonioWestern Center on Law & Poverty, NHeLP and the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County in a letter…
- September 30, 2016
Comments on the Draft 2017 Letter
Andy DiAntonioNHeLP provides comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) draft letter to issuers in the Federally…
- August 19, 2016
NHeLP Comments: Arkansas Works 1115 Demonstration
Leo Cuello and Andy DiAntonioIn comments to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, NHeLP Director of Health Policy Leonardo…
- July 13, 2016
Health Advocate: The ACA and Preventive Screenings and Services
Wayne TurnerIn this month's Health Advocate, Julia Quinn and Wayne Turner examine the Affordable Care Act's requirements regarding health plans'…
- May 31, 2016
Lessons from CA: Expanding Full-Scope Medi-Cal to All Children
Andy DiAntonioIn this month's Lessons from California, we highlight the successful efforts in California to cover up to 170,000 undocumented children…
- May 19, 2016
Health Advocate: Medicaid Managed Care Final Regulations Released
Sarah SomersIn this month's Health Advocate, we summarize some of the major provisions in the final rule that are new…
- May 2, 2016
Q&A: Differences Between Marketplace and Medicaid MAGI
Wayne TurnerThis Q&A outlines a common error made by states when determining eligibility under Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI), leading…
- April 29, 2016
Lessons from CA: Marketplace Benefits and Networks
Michelle LilienfeldThis month's Lessons from California highlights California's update to its Marketplace benefit design for 2017 and changes that were…
- April 20, 2016
Health Advocate: Section 1332 Waivers for State Innovation and Medicaid
Leo Cuello and Andy DiAntonioIn December 2015, CMS provided guidance on section 1332 waivers and clarified the interactions between section 1332 and Medicaid.…
- March 24, 2016
Amicus Brief: California v. Trump
Andy DiAntonioThe National Health Law Program (NHeLP) filed on October 21, a "friend of the court" brief in federal court…
- February 1, 2016
NHeLP Comments: CMS-Applications to Support Eligibility Determinations for Enrollment Through Health Benefits Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP
Mara YoudelmanCMS-10440, Data Collection To Support Eligibility Determinations for Insurance Affordability Programs and Enrollment Through Health Benefits Exchanges, Medicaid and…
- January 22, 2016
Modified Adjusted Gross Income – MAGI 101
Wayne TurnerThese slides provide an overview of Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) - the methodology used to determine financial eligibility…
- January 20, 2016
NHeLP Comments: Healthy Ohio Program Section 1115 Demonstration
Leo Cuello and Andy DiAntonioIn comments to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, NHeLP Director of Health Policy Leonardo…
